November 13, 2018

Erie 6, Kitchener 4

Head to head: This is the first game this season. The Rangers were 6-0 against the Otters last sason.

Game time: Wednesday at 11 a.m.

Skinny: There will be lots of screaming kids at this one since it’s a school day game. The Rangers roll in having won two of its past three games but is coming off a listless effort in a 5-1 loss to the London Knights on Sunday.

Hands up if you thought the Erie Otters would be three points back of the Rangers? Well they are and this isn’t a team, despite its youth, to overlook. The Otters started the season with a record of 1-7-1-0 but have since gone 7-4 with wins over Niagara, Ottawa, Mississauga and the Soo, among others.

Keep an eye on: Erie sophomore Chad Yetman is enjoying a breakout campaign. The forward had 16 points last season but already has eight goals and five assists this time around, including five power play markers.

Local connections: Rangers head coach Jay McKee used to be and assistant with the Otters.

- Reid Valade gets a nice welcome home from the U-17 tourney by being slotted on a line with Hugg and Damiani.

- Rangers cash on the PP and it’s a good thing they did. The team was gifted three PPs in the opening 4:07, including a five-on-three for 1:23

- Interesting to follow the draws early on. Rangers led 8-1 early in the first but finished the period up 9-7.

- Make it back-to-back standout games for Michael Petizian. His line with Meireles and Yantsis was a force through two. Looks like Petizian is rounding into form after having off-season surgery and being eased back into the lineup.

- Eric Guest also had some jam. Perhaps a response to being one of a handful of players called out by coach Jay McKee after the loss to London on the weekend? Guest also had and missed a penalty shot in the second period.

- Two unlucky goals against the Rangers – an own goal by Sebrango and a weird moon shot that bounced behind Richardson.

- Erie trailed 4-3 after two and really came out hard for the win in the third and got it. Very impressive work ethic.

- The puck, yes the puck, broke in the third.

- The Rangers led 2-1 and 4-2 in the game. Joseph Garreffa was a nasty minus-five.

- The Otters are now just one point back of Kitchener in the standings for fifth in the Midwest Division.

- Might be a good time for the Rangers to fill Hall's OA spot with a forward that can score. Another veteran up front can't hurt.

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Head to head: This is the first game this season. The Rangers were 6-0 against the Otters last sason.

Game time: Wednesday at 11 a.m.

Skinny: There will be lots of screaming kids at this one since it’s a school day game. The Rangers roll in having won two of its past three games but is coming off a listless effort in a 5-1 loss to the London Knights on Sunday.

Hands up if you thought the Erie Otters would be three points back of the Rangers? Well they are and this isn’t a team, despite its youth, to overlook. The Otters started the season with a record of 1-7-1-0 but have since gone 7-4 with wins over Niagara, Ottawa, Mississauga and the Soo, among others.

Keep an eye on: Erie sophomore Chad Yetman is enjoying a breakout campaign. The forward had 16 points last season but already has eight goals and five assists this time around, including five power play markers.

Local connections: Rangers head coach Jay McKee used to be and assistant with the Otters.

- Reid Valade gets a nice welcome home from the U-17 tourney by being slotted on a line with Hugg and Damiani.

- Rangers cash on the PP and it’s a good thing they did. The team was gifted three PPs in the opening 4:07, including a five-on-three for 1:23

- Interesting to follow the draws early on. Rangers led 8-1 early in the first but finished the period up 9-7.

- Make it back-to-back standout games for Michael Petizian. His line with Meireles and Yantsis was a force through two. Looks like Petizian is rounding into form after having off-season surgery and being eased back into the lineup.

- Eric Guest also had some jam. Perhaps a response to being one of a handful of players called out by coach Jay McKee after the loss to London on the weekend? Guest also had and missed a penalty shot in the second period.

- Two unlucky goals against the Rangers – an own goal by Sebrango and a weird moon shot that bounced behind Richardson.

- Erie trailed 4-3 after two and really came out hard for the win in the third and got it. Very impressive work ethic.

- The puck, yes the puck, broke in the third.

- The Rangers led 2-1 and 4-2 in the game. Joseph Garreffa was a nasty minus-five.

- The Otters are now just one point back of Kitchener in the standings for fifth in the Midwest Division.

- Might be a good time for the Rangers to fill Hall's OA spot with a forward that can score. Another veteran up front can't hurt.